The information here represents a first attempt to identify Manitoba Canadians of Ukrainian heritage who have contributed to the arts. Additions are welcome. Individuals listed are either Manitoba born or have made their contribution in Manitoba. Included are artists, sculptors, writers, performers, singers, and others.

This page is incomplete and in progress. Annotations are not yet complete.

Writers:

Honore Ewach

Maara Haas

Mykyta Mandryka. Community activist, writer, poet.

William Paluk. Author Canadian Cossacks. One of the first Ukrainian
Canadian books to appear in English.

Broadcasting

Denis Hlynka. Host and writer of Ukrainian Concert Hall (1982-3). 11
week series of Ukrainian classical music on CBC-FM Manitoba. First (and
still the only) radio series focusing exclusively on Ukrainian classical
music.

Andria Ratusky, CBC broadcaster

Robert Klymasz, folkorist.

Composers

William Pura

John Melnyk

Jim Hiscott

Danny Schur

Choirs

Ukrainian Male Chorus. Significant Ukrainian Canadian group conducted
by Walter Bohonos. Winner of major music trophies

O. Koshetz Choir

Rusalka Dancers

Orlan

Rozmai

Cinema:

John Paskiveich

Roman Kroiter. Saskatchewan born, University of Manitoba graduate (MA),
significant NFB director,. Works include Paul Tomkowicz (1950) and Universe.
The latter had a significant influence on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space
Oddysey. Invented the IMAX

Museums

Robert, Klymasz

Non Ukrainian contributions

Florence Livesay. Significant Manitoba poet not of Ukrainian heritage,
but who translated Ukrainian folksongs in English. Songs of Ukraina.

Gabrielle Roy. French Canadian writer who wrote extensively about Ukrainian
themes and characters in Rue Deschambeau (Street of Riches), Garden
in the Wind, and Where Nests the Water Hen.

Margaret Lawrence, Significant Canadian writer. Used Ukrainian characters
in her novel A Jest of God, which was filmed in Hollywood by Paul
Newman and starring Joanne Woodward titled Rachel Rachel.

W. H. Valgardson. Significant Manitoba writer of Icelandic descent. Several
of his short stories including The Pedlar are on Ukrainian themes.

Watson Kirkconnell. Significant Canadian historian and writer. His epic
poem, The Flying Bull and Other Tales, in the style of Chaucer
includes at least one Ukrainian Canadian story.

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Over the years the WSO has performed significant
Ukrainian classical works including Dankevich's Taras Shevchenko,
Lysenko's Overture to Taras Bulba (conducted variously by Yuri Lutsiv,
Piero Gamba and Bramwell Tovey, Revutsky's Piano Concerto, Silvestrov's
Symphony #2. A. Levkovich's There is no end to my sorrow. Conducted
by Andrij Boreyko, Fiala's Violin Concerto performed by Stephen Staryk,
and Black Elegy by Stankovich.